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5.10.5 Bathy Statistics

The statistics that can be calculated from a DTM layer include the following:

Allocated Coverage: This is the number of square nautical miles which the tiles used to

store the data in the DTM layer represent.

Actual Coverage: This is the number of square meters of the actual ensonified area.

Total Lines: This is the number of lines included and used in the creation of the DTM

layer.

Along-Track Distance: This is the combined along-track distance of all lines included

and used in the creation of the DTM layer.

Depth Range: This is the range of depth values in the selected DTM layer.

To use the 'Statistics' tool, right-click on the DTM you wish to extract the statistics from and
select 'Statistics' from the menu options as shown below:

Selecting the 'Statistics' menu option will calculate the statistics discussed above and display
them as shown in the following window: